Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind rose-300: #FFA1AD
In Tailwind CSS v4, rose-300 is defined as --color-rose-300: oklch(81% 0.117 11.638), which is #FFA1AD in hex and rgb(255, 161, 173): a very light, moderately saturated pink. In Tailwind v3, rose-300 was #FDA4AF.
In OKLCH, rose-300 has a lightness of 81.0%, chroma 0.117 and hue 11.6°.
This OKLCH value lies outside sRGB. The hex #FFA1AD is the sRGB fallback from the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm; on Display P3 screens browsers show a more saturated color, close to color(display-p3 0.9602 0.6477 0.6837).
In v3, rose-300 was #FDA4AF. The v4 value is ΔE OK 1.1 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart; v4 is more saturated.
Tailwind rose is a warm pink-red between pink and red, often used as a softer alternative to red for destructive actions.
Color codes for rose-300
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-rose-300 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(81% 0.117 11.638) |
| HEX | #FFA1AD |
| RGB | rgb(255, 161, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 100%, 82%) |
| HWB | hwb(352 63% 0%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 37%, 32%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16,753,069 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.9602 0.6477 0.6837) |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #FDA4AF |
| Utility classes | bg-rose-300, text-rose-300, border-rose-300 |
Tailwind rose scale
Contrast and accessibility
On rose-300, black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.91:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on rose-300 | 10.95:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 67.5 |
| White text on rose-300 | 1.91:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −40.7 |
| Rose-300 text on white | 1.91:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 36.4 |
| Rose-300 text on black | 10.95:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −66.0 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-rose-300) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-rose-300), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#ffa6b1 - 15%
#ffafb9 - 25%
#ffb9c2 - 35%
#ffc2ca - 45%
#ffcbd2 - 55%
#ffd5da - 65%
#ffdee2 - 75%
#ffe8eb - 85%
#fff1f3 - 95%
#fffafb
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#f299a4 - 15%
#d98993 - 25%
#bf7982 - 35%
#a66970 - 45%
#8c595f - 55%
#73484e - 65%
#59383d - 75%
#40282b - 85%
#26181a - 95%
#0d0809
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, rose-300's complementary color is #50D9D4 (close to turquoise), its analogous colors are #F5A2D7 and #FFA785, and its triadic partners are #A5D180 and #87C6FF. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #50d9d4 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #f5a2d7#ffa785 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #a5d180#87c6ff |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #75d9a9#5cd2f7 |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
Tailwind rose-300 is a warm color: its hue is 352° on the HSL wheel, in the red, orange and yellow range (0° to about 70°, plus reds above 330°) that is conventionally called warm.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Code snippets
<div class="bg-rose-300 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-rose-300 border-rose-300">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-rose-300);
background-color: oklch(81% 0.117 11.638);
border-color: #ffa1ad;
outline-color: rgb(255 161 173);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let rose300 = Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.631, blue: 0.678)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Rose300 = Color(0xFFFFA1AD)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const rose300 = Color(0xFFFFA1AD);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="rose_300">#FFA1AD</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind rose-300?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, rose-300 is oklch(81% 0.117 11.638), which converts to #FFA1AD (rgb(255, 161, 173)) in sRGB after gamut mapping, because the OKLCH value is outside sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #FDA4AF.
- What is the difference between rose-300 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #FDA4AF; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(81% 0.117 11.638). In v3, rose-300 was #FDA4AF. The v4 value is ΔE OK 1.1 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart; v4 is more saturated.
- How do I use rose-300 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-rose-300). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on rose-300?
- White text on rose-300 has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 10.95:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −40.7 for white and Lc 67.5 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to rose-300?
- The closest is lightpink (#FFB6C1) at ΔE OK 4.9, followed by lightsalmon and pink.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.